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Est-ce que tu voyages en avion ?

Est-ce que tu voyages en avion ?
Do you travel by plane?
From Lesson 22:Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)·French

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que tu voyages en avion ?

Why use est-ce que at the beginning of the sentence?
Est-ce que is a very common way to ask a yes/no question in French. Literally, it means "is it that," but it acts just like the English helper words "do" or "does." You simply put it right in front of a normal statement to turn it into a question.
Why is it en avion and not a direct translation of "by plane"?
In French, you use the preposition en for modes of transportation that you can physically go inside of. This is why you say en avion (by plane), en voiture (by car), and en train (by train).
Could this sentence also translate to "Are you traveling by plane?"
Yes! French doesn't have a separate "are doing" form (the present continuous tense) like English does. The present tense tu voyages translates to both "you travel" as a general fact, and "you are traveling" right now.
Do I pronounce the -s at the end of voyages?
No, the -s at the end of the tu form for regular -er verbs is always silent. You pronounce voyages exactly the same way you pronounce the je (I) and il/elle (he/she) forms of the verb.

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